"Critiquing the mass media, and the role those media play in our lives, requires a critical eye. "Media in Society" gives students in upper level media courses a unique narrative-based approach to media criticism, exploring the stories media tell as well as the stories we tell about the media when we describe how it affects us. Organized thematically, "Media in Society" examines topics like narrative genre, entertainment culture, news, p ..."
Titanic Thompson Stroke of Genius by RichardCampbell Paperback, 282 Pages, Published 2010 by RichardCampbell ISBN-13: 978-0-615-43304-2, ISBN: 0-615-43304-9
"The underground book that captured the essence of Titanic Thompson. This is the book Hollywood has tried to block. Based on the true-life adventures of Alvin Clarence Thomas, the man who created the character, "Titanic Thompson" and lived the secret life of America's seminal golfer, gambler, hustler. Now you can finally read the story of: * His early years in Arkansas * His explosion on the New York gambling/ ..."
"The media are in a constant state of change, accelerated by the recent turn in digital technology. The new 2015 update of Media and Culture keeps up with the newest changes unfolding over YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, and other feeds—because the speed of today's media stories requires an understanding of the complex connections between media and our culture. The 2015 update includes the latest media developments and coverage of the politi ..."
"Mass media have taken the digital turn: they have made the transition from the analog past into our digital future. Today's communication students need a book that keeps pace with those changes--and with their own experiences as media consumers. While students may be familiar with the latest technology, "Media & Culture" can help enhance their understanding of how we arrived at this point, and where we're headed. The new edition explore ..."
"Breaking the mold of traditional mass communication textbooks, Richard Campbell's Media & Culture goes beyond the basic facts and presents students with a critical and cultural perspective on the media. Campbell uses a unique five-stage critical thinking process to help students examine the forces that shape the mass media and become active participants in the media. Media & Culture's integrated cultural perspective focuses on the recip ..."
"Media Essentials focuses on the fundamentals of mass communication, helping students keep pace with today's rapidly evolving and converging media. Best-selling authors Richard Campbell, Christopher R. Martin, and Bettina Fabos distill the essential information on media industries and major concepts, incorporate their accessible critical approach, and give students all the study tools they need to succeed in the course and be savvy media ..."
"Today's media landscape is changing faster than ever, and students are experiencing these developments firsthand. Media & Culture pulls back the curtain on the media and shows students what all these new trends and developments really mean — giving students the deeper insight and context they need to become informed media critics. The 2013 Update also includes the must-cover events and trends students need to know to become informed med ..."
"Breaking the mold of traditional mass communication textbooks, Richard Campbell’s Media & Culture goes beyond the basic facts and presents students with a critical and cultural perspective on the media. Campbell uses a unique five-stage critical thinking process to help students examine the forces that shape the mass media and become active participants in the media. Media & Culture’s integrated cultural perspective focuses on the r ..."
"It's no secret today's media landscape is evolving at a fast and furious pace — and students are experiencing these developments firsthand. While students are familiar with and may be using the latest products and newest formats, they may not understand how the media has evolved to this point or what all these changes mean. This is where Media and Culture steps in. The eighth edition pulls back the curtain and shows students how the ..."
"Breaking the mold of traditional mass communication textbooks, Richard Campbell’s Media & Culture goes beyond the basic facts and presents students with a critical and cultural perspective on the media. Campbell uses a unique five-stage critical thinking process to help students examine the forces that shape the mass media and become active participants in the media. Media & Culture’s integrated cultural perspective focuses on the recip ..."
"Breaking the mold of traditional mass communication textbooks, Richard Campbell’s Media & Culture goes beyond the basic facts and presents students with a critical and cultural perspective on the media. Campbell uses a unique five-stage critical thinking process to help students examine the forces that shape the mass media and become active participants in the media. Media & Culture’s integrated cultural perspective focuses on the recip ..."
"Bedford’s new course space, LaunchPad, combines an interactive e-book with high-quality multimedia content and ready-made assessment options, including LearningCurve adaptive quizzing. Pre-built units are easy to assign or adapt with your own material, such as readings, videos, quizzes, discussion groups, and more. LaunchPad also provides access to a gradebook that provide a clear window on performance for your whole class, for individu ..."
"The playwright Euripides, however, believed that art should imitate life, that
characters should be “real,” and that artistic works should reflect the actual world
—even when that reality is sordid. In The Republic, Plato developed the classical
view of art: It should aim to instruct and uplift. He worried that some staged
performances glorified evil and that common folk watching might not be able to
distinguish between art and real ..."
"The new edition explores the effects of the digital turn with new and informative part openers that dig into our media consumption habits, a brand-new chapter on digital gaming that goes deeper and further than other media books, and an ..."
"From Amazon: It's no secret today's media landscape is evolving at a fast and furious pace - and students are experiencing these developments firsthand. While students are familiar with and may be using the latest products and newest formats, they may not understand how the media has evolved to this point or what all these changes mean. This is where Media and Culture steps in. The eighth edition pulls back the curtain and shows student ..."
"Media in Society gives students in upper level media courses a unique narrative-based approach to media criticism, exploring the stories media tell—as well as the stories we tell about the media when we describe how it affects us."